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Phony Broker Dupes in E. Vill; City's $520 Million Lawsuit Loss

By Kelsey Keith Aug 22, 2011, 10:02am EDT

· $3.8 billion New Jersey mall seeks tax breaks for construction rut [WSJ]
· Imagining the Harkness Mansion as an art gallery [NYO]
· Queens unisphere repaired to include Sri Lanka [City Room]
· New York City paid out $520 million in lawsuits last year [Daily Intel]
· $2,000 2-BR rental in Soho, seven flights up [WSJ]
· Man accused of killing wife seals sketchy Queens real estate deal worth $2 million [NYP]
· New interior trend? Big, bold carpet [NYDN]
· Phony broker swindles two apartment hunters in E. Village [EV Grieve]